TORONTO — Five Canadian football icons and a pair of distinguished builders will join the hallowed halls of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (CFHOF) and Museum in 2024. Three of the Canadian Football League’s (CFL) all-time receivers in Weston Dressler, S.J. Green...
TORONTO — The Canadian Football League lost a legendary presence on Saturday with the passing of coach Dave Ritchie. The 85-year-old spent time with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, BC Lions and Montreal Alouettes. He led the BC Lions to a Grey Cup win in 1994 and his 108...
John Bowman stood on the field at Molson Stadium in Montreal two weeks ago and felt his past and present collide. A 14-year member of the Montreal Alouettes and now in his second year as the BC Lions’ defensive line coach, his former team celebrated him and other...
Congratulations to Solomon Elimimian, John Bowman, Josh Bourke, Lloyd Fairbanks and Larry Crawford. Those five players make up the 2023 class for the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, along with builders Jacques Dussault and Larry Smith. Completing the class are media...
At the BC Lions’ 2010 training camp in Kamloops, BC, an undersized, unknown linebacker was trying to catch the attention of the coaching staff. Solomon Elimimian had worked out twice for the Lions at free agent camps in Los Angeles and Las Vegas but didn’t think he...
Back when they were eye-to-eye in practices, when they were taking part in off-season workouts together and even when they were elbow-to-elbow at Montreal bars, John Bowman and Josh Bourke never pictured where it ultimately would lead them. The longtime Alouettes...
